Skill Category 1

Skill Category 2

Skill Category 3

Skill Category 4

Selecting Statistical Methods 1

 

Select methods for collecting and/or analyzing data for statistical inference.

Data Analysis 2

 

Describe patterns, trends, associations, and relationships in data.

Using Probability and Simulation 3

 

Explore random phenomena.

Statistical Argumentation 4

 

Develop an explanation or justify a conclusion using evidence from data, definitions, or statistical inference.

SKILLS

  • 1.A Identify the question to be answered or problem to be solved (not assessed).
  • 1.B Identify key and relevant information to answer a question or solve a problem.
  • 1.C Describe an appropriate method for gathering and representing data.

SKILLS

  • 2.A Describe data presented numerically or graphically.
  • 2.B Construct numerical or graphical representations of distributions.
  • 2.C Calculate summary statistics, relative positions of points within a distribution, correlation, and predicted response.
  • 2.D Compare distributions or relative positions of points within a distribution.

SKILLS

  • 3.A Determine relative frequencies, proportions, or probabilities using simulation or calculations.
  • 3.B Determine parameters for probability distributions.
  • 3.C Describe probability distributions.

SKILLS

  • 4.A Make an appropriate claim or draw an appropriate conclusion.
  • 4.B Interpret statistical calculations and findings to assign meaning or assess a claim.

INFERENCE

  • 1.D Identify an appropriate inference method for confidence intervals.
  • 1.E Identify an appropriate inference method for significance tests.
  • 1.F Identify null and alternative hypotheses.

 

INFERENCE

  • 3.D Construct a confidence interval, provided conditions for inference are met.
  • 3.E Calculate a test statistic and find a p-value, provided conditions for inference are met.

 

INFERENCE

  • 4.C Verify that inference procedures apply in a given situation.
  • 4.D Justify a claim based on a confidence interval.
  • 4.E Justify a claim using a decision based on significance tests.